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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Ezra Soiferman

Ezra Soiferman (born 1972) is an
independent filmmaker whose films visit fascinating yet ordinary people and
places that are heart warming, spiritually up lifting and thought provoking. A
joy to watch and often humorous, they leave the viewer with a sense that though
we were strangers it feels like we have been friends for life.

Ezra graduated in 1994 with
an Honours B.F.A. in film and T.V. production from New York’s University’s
Tisch School of the Arts. Prior to co-founding Perpetuum Productions in 1996,
Ezra worked as assistant to the Director of Creative Affairs at Robin Spry’s
Telecine Film Group. The banner is used to produce and distribute his films.

1998-99 Firstly as an
associate then subsequently as a producer of Montreal’s Just for Laughs “Eat my
Shorts” short film division.

2000-01, directed and
hosted 13-episode series called BurlyVision about short-film directors.

In August 2004 Ezra along
with 11 other filmmakers founded the Montreal Film Group of which he
holds the position of Director.

He co-produced the ‘Film
Pop’ section for the 2007 edition of the Pop Montreal International Music
Festival.

In May 2007, he founded, directed and
programmed Cinemaspace at the Segal Center for the
performing Arts in Montreal. It was the first cinema to feature Hemp eco-fabric
covered seats and is equipped with state-of-the-art projectors and sound
equipment. Until June 2010, Ezra showcased local and independent filmmakers.

A month after the death of
grocer Simcha Liebovich (owner of Simcha’s Grocery 3953 St Laurent Boulevard
Montreal) a group of some of his most faithful customers revisit his store to look
for his last batch of his homemade pickles and their secret recipe. A tasty and
irreverent romp portraying one of the last of the ‘old-style’ businesses.

A look at a community in
danger of perishing due to government regulations. 90% of St Paul River’s 472
inhabitants are dependent on fishing; an ancient way of life for this mainly
Anglophone community located on the North Shore of the St Laurence River, with
fathers teaching their sons (from generation to generation) the fishing trade.
When the Federal government passed a moratorium on cod fishing in 2003 (later
establishing quotas) the residents of St Paul’s River needed to find new ways
of making a livelihood. Filmmaker interviewed as wide a spectrum of the
village’s residents as possible.

ExperienceMontreal’ s legendary chef and owner of the greasy-spoon,
Cosmos Restaurant 5843 Sherbrook West, Tony Koulakis as he prepares to retire,
passing on the restaurant to his children and returns (for the first time in 32
years) to his home village in Crete. He gained notoriety from his cholesterol
laden breakfasts (revealed to be quite high). Warning: don’t watch this on an
empty stomach; the temptation to ‘defy’ your doctor is high.

His senior thesis film
co-directed with Mark Osterick / Son film de thèse
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avec Mark Osterick.

Morris Potashner is having
his eyes examined. He is accompanied by his wife of 50 years, Ida. When Dr
Lewis tells him the he has glaucoma, Morris refuses to have the operation. Ida
asks Dr Lewis if there is a drug that he could take instead. The doctor says
that the only alternative is marijuana. Morris accepts and even joins a
‘self-help’ group. Funny, insightful and well-acted.

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